River-Bee Homegrown Honey

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03/23/2025

Honey House is open! First criminal has stolen a jar. Yup, an unfortunate annual ritual. The rest of you honest people are WELCOME to come. Can't make the trip? You'll find our honey at Vickie's Unisex and Kerry's Korner. As always, thank you for your business!

04/15/2024

Good morning world! The sun is shining and Spring is trying her darndest to make a decent appearance. I'll be stocking the HONEY HOUSE today! Welcome back faithful customers. Should you want any of the soaps, dog treats, or special orders, just give us a call. (You do remember that the red squirrels love to raid the Honey House, right?) 607-467-3104. It's great to be back. Bees are looking good--we'll keep you posted. Have a sweet day! P.S. I do want to let you know there are small increases in our usual prices. These are our first increases in ten years in direct response to increases in the prices of all of our supplies.

04/05/2023

Well, that must be a world record. We put the honey out one day, got ripped off the next day. We have amazed people in the past with the honor system and our good luck. We had faith in mankind. But our first customer this year took the low road. They helped themselves to $25 worth of honey and left us 25 cents. It was an insult to our hard work, integrity, and honesty. It insulted our bees as well, whose very existence hangs by a thread at this time of year. No additional words needed.

04/04/2023

Come on down to the Honey House in Hale Eddy---we're open! You have been great about calling for honey, picking it up in town, or having me drop it off, but now the Honey House is back in business. There are all sizes of honey both light and dark available right off the ramp in Hale Eddy. Should you want anything else (soaps or dog treats) just give us a call. (607-467-3104) You know how much the squirrels like them too, so they are safely here at home. Kerry's Korner and Vickie's Unisex both still carry our River-Bee products as well. Look for us in the new store opening soon at the Bat Factory in Hancock. I'm sending Rick off now to tell those bees to get busy! We'll know later this week how they are faring after some really cold winter days. Fingers crossed, but regardless, lots of honey is bottled and ready to go! You may need it for your Easter ham or you may need the perfect hostess gift. Enjoy the warmer weather and think Spring!

12/13/2022

News Flash: Hale Eddy Honey House is now closed. After our longest season of keeping it open, the snow and cold have won. Many thanks to those of you who picked up honey all spring, summer and fall. No worries--check in with us for pick-up or delivery or simply visit Kerry's Korner or Vickie's Unisex Hairstyling. They are both stocked with most sizes--all dressed up for the holidays! Click on our videos to see what's available for gift giving or be like me and scroll down through all those photos from the past eight years just for a chuckle. Gosh you guys, our customers, have been the best! Thank you for your patronage in 2022. Looking forward to it bee-ing a great 2023!

Oh my gosh! Here I am up after midnight gathering my facts and gluing index cards. It's like I'm teaching again! Well...
07/26/2022

Oh my gosh! Here I am up after midnight gathering my facts and gluing index cards. It's like I'm teaching again! Well, I will be teaching tomorrow. The Historical Society has asked me to speak about bees & honey at their Ladies' Tea fundraiser tomorrow. First, I'm so excited to share the information we have gained over the years. Hands down, bees are INCREDIBLE. And secondly, I'll be helping a great organization with a much needed fund-raiser. Win/win. So join us tomorrow if you can! A great subject, a great cause, and BONUS! You'll get scones and tea in a cup from their lovely collection. Can't wait!

HELLO bee friends! I know, we’ve been quiet. Here’s the latest: As planned, the majority of the bees are happily bu...
07/13/2022

HELLO bee friends! I know, we’ve been quiet. Here’s the latest: As planned, the majority of the bees are happily buzzing around Trevor’s roses and large meadow. They moved in early spring and settled in nicely. As you may have guessed, we could not give them all up, so we continue to have several hives on the highway. Watch closely when you go by and you will see them get taller and taller as we add supers to give the bees room to do their jobs—make honey! Do not worry for a moment that we will run out of honey anytime soon. Even though you all are wonderful in supporting honey sales, we still have plenty to keep everyone supplied. SURPRISINGLY, we will not be vendors at the Lumberjack Festival this year. Remember, each jar weighs anywhere from 1-3 #. That is a lot of prepping and lugging and selling on the hottest day of the year. We needed a break! So please continue to call us or visit the Honey House here in Hale Eddy. (Right on the ramp.) Our partners at Vickie’s Unisex, Kerry’s Korner and Mel Jon’s continue to carry all sizes as well. Dog treats, Honey Bites and soaps are just a phone call away (607-467-3104) and yes, we deliver! We’ll miss being at the Lumberjack Festival, but intend to visit each of the 100+ vendors for the first time in ages. Hope to see you there!

Even Winnie the Pooh would be jealous--a Bee & Honey themed baby shower? What could be sweeter? (Pun absolutely intend...
05/10/2022

Even Winnie the Pooh would be jealous--a Bee & Honey themed baby shower? What could be sweeter? (Pun absolutely intended!) River-Bee Homegrown Honey was pleased to provide the personal take-home jars of honey, the Honey Bites for the yum factor, and the gift bags for the fun factor! CONGRATULATIONS to Hannah and Ben and THANK YOU to the powers that invited us to be a part of it all. Wishing the young couple HEALTH and JOY as they welcome their new baby!

04/11/2022

WE'RE BACK! As of noon today, the Honey House in Hale Eddy is OPEN for business. It's been a long winter, and THANK YOU to everyone who continued to support us and buy honey at Kerry's Korner, Vickie's Unisex, or here at the house. All of our homemade, local, handcrafted products will be at the Honey House. We have light spring honey and our dark, flavorful fall honey in various sizes. You'll see our creamed honey, dog treats, and soaps as well. Need the perfect hostess gift for Sunday? I'll put a couple of gift bags with recipes over there. And in case you are wondering...bees are doing well. We did lose a couple of hives over the winter, but the remaining hives are absolutely BUZZING with activity! Go bees!

12/08/2021

Are you committed to shopping small? Do you strive to shop locally? We are here for you! PLEASE NOTE: Mother Nature won--the Honey House has been tucked away for the winter. You may call us at 607-467-3104 for orders or check out Kerry's Korner or Vickie's Unisex Hair Salon. Taking bunches of Christmas-ready products up today. We have all sizes of honey with bows and wrappings, plus our fabulous soaps all ready to go. Should you need a Secret Santa gift or just a thoughtful co-worker or neighbor gift, look no further! In our no-wrapping-needed gift bags you get 3 bars (almost 10 oz.) of pure (NO TOXINS!) soap based in shea butter and laced with oatmeal, honey, buttermilk and essential oil. A free poofy is included. Lather away! I'll leave some free recipes in case you decide to give nature's perfect gift--honey! Last but not least, do not forget your fur babies! We've bragged for years now about our 100% Natural Dog Treats. We have yet to meet a dog that does not love the crunchy bite, and peanut butter and honey both aid in a dog's digestion. Look for a free bee treat in every bag! So there you have it. The best we have to offer at this most wonderful time of the year. Please accept our thanks for your business in 2021 and enjoy your preparations for the celebrations.

11/21/2021

Still here...yup! Defying the weather gods for as long as we can, we are changing honey out and keeping the Honey House open for now. All sizes are available, and we have both spring and fall colors (and tastes!) I'll put a couple of gift sets over there in case you need to pick up a hostess gift for next Thursday. Are you thinking of glazing your holiday ham with local honey? Or have you had that frog in your throat along with annoying post nasal drip? Do any of your holiday recipes call for all-natural honey? We're here! We're just off the ramp in Hale Eddy. (under the pines) Don't forget, we'll be giving thanks for many things next week, not the least being our great and faithful customers AND our hard working, productive bees! 🦃 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 🦃

10/19/2021

First of all, THANK YOU to our seasonal vendors who added our honey to their product inventory this year. MelJon's Farm and Gerstner's Apple Farm both were gracious enough to carry River-Bee Homegrown Honey with great success and we APPRECIATE them!
Secondly, come on down to the Honey House! Even with the cold mornings, we're going to keep it open as long as possible--I'll plan to change the honey out daily, and you plan to get your honey home into a warm place. (Just to prevent crystalization) The cold weather won't hurt the honey at all, but anytime you have crystalization, (it starts anytime honey is stored at less than 70 degrees F) don't be afraid to put your honey in very hot water reapeatedly until it liquifies. We do avoid the microwave, as it can overheat and destroy all those good things you are buying our raw honey for.
Lastly, you may have heard we are scaling back on our beekeeping. It will be a few years until we are done, but for now, fewer hives mean less lifting and carrying. As our friend put it, "We took a perfectly good hobby and made way too much work out of it." Make no mistake, we LOVE our bees, but most of them will be traveling to Trevor's in the spring and we will visit them there. You'll continue to see us at local fests and fairs for quite some time to come!

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110 Sherman Creek Road
Hale Eddy, NY
13783

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The River-Bee Homegrown Honey Story

Here we are again, holding our breath (well, not literally) to see how the bees fare over the winter. As most people know, bees are an essential, but oh-so fragile part of the ecosystem. They can be easily weakened by mites and viruses, not to mention bears, and there are no guarantees when you tuck them in for the winter. We love being part of the backyard movement to help sustain bee populations in our area. Where did our interest begin? When Rick was young, his dad, Ted, hunted the “wild” bees. Armed with only a cigar box and a bit of anise oil and sugar water, he would study the flight of the bees visiting his box, and locate their tree. One of the most satisfying moments we have had as beekeepers came when Rick’s sisters tasted our fall honey, and remarked, “Oh! It tastes just like the honey Daddy used to get!” So in 2015, Rick and Trevor decided to take the beginning beekeeper classes, study You-Tube nightly, get some nucs, and there you go, River-Bee Homegrown Honey was born! We work all year in our three small apiaries to produce enough honey for our Honey House in Hale Eddy and several craft/artisan shows that we attend. Besides our various sizes of honey, we also have added honey products over the years. We sell creamed honey, our wildly popular preservative-free dog treats, and seasonal birdseed ornaments. When I have enough wax, I also make and sell amazing beeswax candles that literally clean the air as they burn. Hey, everything about these bees is amazing! The more we learn, the more we are in awe of these small, hard working, productive, social creatures. The plan for the future is to keep expanding, especially as more and more people realize the health benefits of raw honey, AND as long as our bees cooperate!